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HARVESTER BINDER.

Patented Nov. 15, `18

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SYLVANUS D. LOGKE, QF` HOSICK FALLS, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION formingI part of Letters Patent No. 249,472, datedNovember 15, 188,1.

` Application iled April 1l, 1879.

To all whom fit may concern: Beit known that I, SvLvANUs D. LocKE, ofHoosick Falls, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Harvester-Binders; andI do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference heilig had to the accompanying`drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l isatop-plan -view of a lharvesterbinder, showing th'e application of myimprovements. Figs. 2 and 3 are elevations of the binding apparatus, andFig. et is a detached view of a cord-holder. A

Similarletters of referenceiu the several Iigures denote the same parts.

This invention relates mo that class of automatic grain-binders in whichthe binding-table and binding mechanism are e capable of being adjustedwith relation to the e and partakin g of the movements of said frame,

length or position of the grain; and my improvements consist incombining with the adjustable frame which supports the band-carrying arma sliding block mounted upon a harvester` above the elevator andconnected with and a seat for the band-spool upon said sliding block; inan improved Varrangement of binding orband-carryin g arm, band spool orholder, and driver-s seat, whereby the driver is enabled to thread thebinding-arm with facility without rising from his seat, and' in certainfeatures of construction, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, A represents the harvestl ing-machine; B, thebinding-table, and G the adjustable frame which supports theband-carryingarm I and the compressor and separator J. The frame G ismountedupon two traveler-rods, ff, supported in a casting or castings,F, aftixed to the lower part of the harvesterframe, and is adjusted inposition by slidingit back and forth on the rods bymeans of a 'suitablelever, H, extending within reach of the driver on the seat a7, or by anypractically equivalent device.

Inasmuch as the construction of the frame G and of the binding'mechanism connected therewith is set forth and claimed in other pendting applications filed by me for Letters Patre particularly to entthereon, and as any approved forms thereof may be used, I do not deem itneeessaryto more fully describe the same in this application; but I willpass at once to those parts of; 51 the machine which form thesubject-matter `of the invention claimed herein. t 1

Upon the upper cross-bar, 0,013' the harveste er-frame, above thedischarge end of the grain conveyor or elevator, I arrange a suitablegnide- 6r rail, E, having a projecting guide-rib, e, or the practicalequivalent thereof, and upon this rail I mount a sliding or travelingblock or carriage, K, having, it' preferred, friction-rollers k to runin contact with the rail on one orboth 6'] sides and prevent cramping,and preferably having either the edge of the rollers or Asome part ofthe block or its attachments projecting under the rail E, or a flangethereon, to hold the block or carriage down to its work. From 7c theopposite ends of this block two stoutstay i rods or bars, L L', extendto and are attached in any manner to the opposite ends ofthe ad`justable frame G at its top. I prefer to secure them thereto byscrew-nuts l l, whereby the 75 frame can be inclined more or less to thecrossbar C, as may be desired. The block or carriage K should be ofconsiderable length, so that the ends of the 'rods or braces L L', wherethey are connected to it, maybe widely apart, 8c fin order that theyshall hold theframeG stifly` and prevent it from twisting or vibratingunder the strain to which it issubjected. The top of the frame G and thecarriage K will-be parallel toeach other, and the two braces LL', 85

A attachedo the opposite ends "of the frame G,

will extend nearly or quite parallel to each other 5 or crosseddiagonals may be used, if preferred, the essential thing being toget-the ends of the braces widely apart, so that Athey 9c will brace andhold the frame more rigidly.

The braces are secured to both the frame and the sliding block K by somespecies of rigid connection which will hold the parts stiff, and preventany bending or yielding at the points. 95 They are represented in thedrawings as secured to the part K by being inserted into cylindricalsockets, and to the part G by passing through it, and having stoutscrew-nuts on either side to clamp them firmly to the frame 5 rc but Ido not limit myself to these two modes of connection. As the frame G ismoved along the rails f, it is evident that the braces L L will causethe block K to slide von its supporting-rail, and thus always maintainthe proper relative position to the frame, and that, however the frame Gmay be adjusted, the said braces will hold it steadily against lateralvibration, and thus keep the parts of the binding mechanism in accurateworking relation with each other.

I comenow to the wire-reel, tension, and take up devices, which areconstructed as follows:

M -is a standard, preferably stepped in a socket in the block K, andhence sliding therewith, so as to preserve the proper position withrelation to the bandcarrying arm I. At its upper end the post M isprovided with astout horizontal arm or bracket, m, Fig. 1, which supiports a rigid bar or rod, m', which in turn supports another stout arm,m2., parallel to the arm m. 'The spool or wire-reel N is mounted upon asuitable shaft in bearings formed in the arms mm2, as shown. A curtain,O, hung upon the rod fm', rests upon the spool and hangs down behind it,and at its lower end it is Weighted as shown at o. This device serves asa vten- `sion or brake to the spool, and at the same t'imezcovers itfrom dust and dampness.

'P is a spring take-.up arm, mounted on a jprojectiug end of therod m bymeans of a sleeve bearing fitted thereon, and having a coiled spring, s,to keep it under the proper tension, and a stop, s', to limit itsbackward movement., The wire passes from the spool under the rod m',thence over a sliding and rotatingpgrooved pulley, p, mounted on thespring arm P, and thence to the point of the 'band-carrying arm l. "Thesliding pulley adjusts itself automati` cally to the feed of the wirefrom the spool N andthe position of the arm I. The rod'P yields asthewire vis drawn-off bythe arm I,but springs lback and takes up the slackof the band as the arm I moves around Yto'tak-e .position for binding anew gavel. The spool N is, by this ar- Yr-angementfupen the top rail orcross-bar of the harvester, 'brought so near tothe driver that -it is no`longer necessary, as heretofore, for him Itostop the team, get down outof his seat, and go aroundthe end ofthe frame, in order to adjust thespool or apply a new one; butthe can,

while sitting in his seat, remove the spool, place a new one on theshaft, and, reaching over the cross-bar C, he can easily thread the wirethrough the arm I, thereby saving much time and trouble. In case wire isnot used for the bands, the cord-holder, of whatever form it may be. isto be located upon the cross-bar C by being secured to the travelingblock K by means of a standard, M, or its equivalent. rlhis constructionis shown in Fig. 4, where Q represents the cord-holding boX, and P thetension takeup, mounted on a standard, M.

I do not herein claim the band-securing devices, nor the separator andcompressor, no1` the binding-table, nor the reel, as I have prepared andam about to tile applications f'or separate Letters Patent upon saidimprovements; but

I claim as my invention- 1. In combination Awith'the adjustable framewhich. supports the band-carrying arm of a grain-binder, a sliding blockmounted upon the harvester above the elevator, and connected with andpartaking of-the movements-ofsaid frame, and a seat i'or the band-spoolupon said sliding block.

2. In a harvester and binder, thecombination of va 'bandearryix1g armadjustable back and forth lupon the harvester-frame,-and a Wirespool orcord-holder similarly adjustable, the the'tw'o being arranged `in suchmanner vthat as 4the point ol' the arm approaches the 4spool or holderits eye and said spool or holder shall both be within reachot'the driverwhile sitting in his seat, substantially as described.

3. Thecombination ot' the guided block K and braces L L with the'harvester-frame, the

band-carrying arm, andthe Wire-spoolor cordholder, whereby said arm andsaid spool "or holder 'may be shifted in their position ontheAharvester-frame, to adjust them to the length of the grain, and yetmaintain them Within reach Afrom the d-rivers seat, substantially asdescribed.

sYLvANUs D. LooKE.

Witnesses:

M. CHURCH, lW. BLAoKsrocK.

